Legal Question in Family Law in Texas

Re: Divorce - Temporary Orders

Temporary Orders and Rule 11 Agreements are not the same thing. Temporary Orders are just that, orders of the Court that are meant to control until the final order or decree. Temporary Orders are issued after a hearing or if the parties are in agreement on all issues, an Agreed Temporary Order can be submitted to the Court for review and signature without a hearing.

A Rule 11 Agreement is normally a short written agreement between the parties that is filed with the Court that addresses one or more specific issues. A Rule 11 Agreement can be made for any number of reasons such as showing that both parties agree to some change in the current Temporary Orders, that they agree extend a deadline, or to indicate a specific agreement on one or more issues and thereby bypass the need for a hearing.